Drowzee (スリープ, Surīpu^?, Sleepe in original Japanese language versions) is one of 493 fictional species from the Pokémon franchise. Drowzee's name comes from the English word drowsy, which reflects on the fact that Drowzee's primary ability is to put foes to sleep. The "-zee" comes from the sleeping phrase "ZzZzZ". Its French name, Soporfik, is a reference to soporific (in French, "soporifique"), meaning sleep-inducing. Its Japanese name, Sleepe, is a corruption of the English word sleep. Image File history File links Drowzee. ... This is a complete list of Pokémon which appear in the National Pokédex as of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. ... Onix , Iwark in original Japanese language versions) is one of 493 fictional species from the Pokémon franchise. ... Hypno , Sleeper in original Japanese language versions) is one of 493 fictional species from the Pokémon franchise. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Bellossom (known as キレイハナ ) in Japanese) is one of the 493   fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Hypno , Sleeper in original Japanese language versions) is one of 493 fictional species from the Pokémon franchise. ... A series of screenshots depicting Abra evolving into Kadabra In the fictional Pokémon universe, evolution ) is a change in form of a Pokémon, usually accompanied by an increase in statistic values. ... Hypno , Sleeper in original Japanese language versions) is one of 493 fictional species from the Pokémon franchise. ... The official Pokémon logo. ... The official Pokémon logo. ... Professor Charcot was well-known for showing, during his lessons at the Salpêtrière hospital, hysterical woman patients – here, his favorite patient, Blanche (Marie) Wittman, supported by Joseph BabiÅ„ski. ... // Pokémon types are special attributes, based partly on, and expanded from, the Classical elements, which determine the strengths and weaknesses of different Pokémon species. ... // Pokémon types are special attributes, based partly on, and expanded from, the Classical elements, which determine the strengths and weaknesses of different Pokémon species. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre or meter is a measure of length. ... The pound (abbreviations: lb or, sometimes in the United States, #) is a unit of mass in a number of different systems, including various systems of units of mass that formed part of English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The U.S. National Prototype Kilogram, which currently serves as the primary standard for measuring mass in the U.S. It was assigned to the United States in 1889 and is periodically recertified and traceable to the primary international standard, The Kilogram, held at the Bureau International des Poids et... The Pokémon series of role-playing video games features many different concepts and items. ... Pokémon Diamond , Pocket Monsters Diamond) and Pokémon Pearl , Pocket Monsters Pearl) are a pair of role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. ... Japanese  ) is a language spoken by over 130 million people, in Japan and Japanese emigrant communities around the world. ... The official Pokémon logo. ...

Drowzee can also be identified with the Japanese demon Baku. It is a creature with a tapir's trunk, body and color pattern with a hunger for dreams, traits that characterize Drowzee. Baku (dream eaters) are spirits found in Chinese and Japanese mythology. ...

Biological characteristics

Drowzee's original biology was based on the tapir. Drowzee's first appearance was in Pokémon episode #27, "Hypno's Naptime" In the episode, the Pokédex stated that Drowzee, had evolved from the fictional "dream-eating Tapir." However, its nature is much unlike the real-world animal it was based on. Species Tapirus bairdii Tapirus indicus Tapirus pinchaque Tapirus terrestris Tapirs (IPA:ˈteɪpÉ™r, pronounced as in taper, or IPA:təˈpɪər, pronounced as in tap-ear) are large browsing mammals, roughly pig-like in shape, with short, prehensile snouts. ... “Animalia” redirects here. ...

Drowzee eats dreams; in order to eat, it must put its prey to sleep. A nightmare or night terror will give it indigestion, and it prefers the dreams of human children to those of adults or other pokémon. Drowzee's appearance and dream-eating behavior are inspired by the Japanese folkloric creature baku. In common current usage, the term nightmare refers to dreams of particular intensity, with content that the sleeper finds disturbing, related either to physiological causes, such as a high fever, or to psychological ones, such as unusual trauma or stress in the sleepers life. ... For other uses, see Night Terror. ... Japanese folklore is the folklore of Japan. ...

Drowzee is psychic, but it has limited abilities, compared to other Pokémon; it does not display telekinesis, for example. However, its telepathy allows it to detect people who are asleep, even while asleep itself. Psychic, from the Greek psychikos meaning mental, of the soul (in turn derived from psyche meaning soul, mind), is a term used to describe phenomena or abilities that are said to originate from the brain but which transcend its confines. ... Psychokinesis (literally mind-movement) or PK is the more commonly used term today for what in the past was known as telekinesis (literally distant-movement). It refers to the psi ability to influence the behavior of matter by mental intention (or possibly some other aspect of mental activity) alone. ...

Drowzee's memory when it comes to dreams is eidetic, and it has the ability to show anyone any dream it has eaten. If one thinks he/she had a good dream, but is unable to remember it, it was possibly eaten by a Drowzee.

In the video games

Drowzee can be captured in eight games. In Pokémon Red and Blue and Pokémon Yellow, it can be found in Route 11. In Pokémon Gold and Silver, it can be found in Routes 11, 34, and 35; in Pokémon Crystal, it can be found in Routes 6, 11, 34, and 35. In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, it can be found in Route 11 and the Berry Forest. Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue are the first two installments of the Pokémon series of role-playing video games, released for the Game Boy in Japan in 1996 and they are two of the best-selling video games of all time. ... Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition is the fourth game in the Pokémon video game series in Japan, and the third in North America and Europe. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... ‹ The template below (Poke-cleanup) has been proposed for deletion. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Drowzee has very high special defense, coupled with decent HP which makes it able to withstand special attacks easily. Enemies have to resort to physical attacks to hurt it. Drowzee has one ability, Insomnia. This ability prevents it from falling asleep. From Diamond and Pearl onward, it may also carry the ability Psychic Dream. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Drowzee's movelist has been revised five times over the course of the video games. However, these abilities have been in every revision: Pound (a Normal-type physical attack), Hypnosis (a Psychic-type sleep-inducing ability), Confusion (a Psychic-type confusion-inducing ability), Headbutt (a Normal-type physical attack), Poison Gas (a Poison-type poison-inducing ability), Meditate (a attack stat boosting ability), and Psychic (a Psychic-type energy attack). Oddly, neither Drowzee or its evolution, Hypno, learn the move Dream Eater by leveling up.

In the Pokémon anime

Drowzee's first appearance was episode #27, "Hypno's Naptime", best remembered as the episode where Misty acquires her Psyduck. Drowzees were being used as a sleep aid for members of an upscale Pokémon appreciation society in HopHopHop Town. However, one of the society's Drowzees evolved into Hypno, and was accidentally hypnotizing local children into acting like various Pokémon. It is revealed that Drowzee's sleep effects can cancel out Hypno's hypnosis, so another Drowzee from the Pokémon society must revert the children back to their normal state. An unnamed trainer in the anime had a Drowzee called Otis. Psyduck , Koduck) is one of 493 fictional species of Pokémon in the Pokémon franchise. ... Hypno , Sleeper in original Japanese language versions) is one of 493 fictional species from the Pokémon franchise. ... Otis can refer to: Elisha Otis, inventor of a safety device for hoisting machinery, who went on to invent the first passenger elevator Elwell Otis, an American general who served in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War, and Philippine-American War Harrison Gray Otis, a publisher of the Los...

In the Orange Islands, Team Rocket 2 (aka Cassidy and Butch) used Drowzee for their second plot after the Breeding Center Scam. They transmitted strange and sinister radio waves that were capable of overpowering the minds of Pokémon all over Mandarin Island, causing them to turn feral and vicious, forcing Pikachu and Togepi to attack them in a very hostile manner. Next they join other nasty Pokémon that fell to the same influence and attack Ash and company. Next, they meet up with Officer Jenny and a Gastly. She tells Ash and company that there have been numerous reports that Pokémon were mysteriously turning on their trainers and disappeared. She also declares that Gastly is a ghost-type Pokémon and have immunity to psychic attacks. Jessie and James also lost their Pokémon, including Meowth to Team Rocket 2 inside a radio tower. Unexpectedly, Team Rocket, Ash and others assemble an alliance to launch a surprise attack against their greatest foes. Officer Jenny and her Gastly fought gallantly. Ash had a plan! He was to coax Pikachu in a life-risking attempt to destroy the machine that artificially manipulated the Pokémon's minds. When Pikachu's Thunder attack Ash, the machine was finally destroyed!

However, Team Rocket 2 did not yet admit defeat and planned to once again take control of all the Pokémon on Mandarin Island. Ash and Team Rocket had no choice but to join forces again and battle against Team Rocket 2 and their Drowzee. When the battle was nearly at an end, Drowzee performed an attack called Metronome. Togepi was also doing the Metronome and before Pikachu could Thunderbolt Drowzee on Ash's command, it created a massive blast that finally destroyed the radio tower. Team Rocket 2 was defeated once again and sent back to jail.

In other media

Drowzee in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

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References

• The following games and their instruction manuals: Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue; Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2; Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal; Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

Publications

• Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
• Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
• Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
• Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
• Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5

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External links

• Official Pokémon website
• Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Drowzee as a species
  • Drowzee’s fourth-generation Pokédex entry at Serebii.net
• Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
• PsyPoke - Drowzee Pokédex entry and Usage Overview
• WikiKnowledge.net’s entry for Drowzee Previously hosted by Wikibooks